High-Functioning Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant System Characteristics: The British Columbia Experience With an Opt-In System.

Optimization of all possible opportunities for deceased donor kidney donation and transplantation is essential to meet the need for transplantation. We examined the performance of organ procurement and transplant in a deceased organ donor system in British Columbia, Canada, and reviewed policies and practices that may contribute to the system's performance. We found a high level of donation, transplantation, and survival of donated kidneys and identified policies and practices that likely contribute to the system's performance.